This site is about the history of the West End in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, starting in the late 1800s and running to about 1920. It deals mostly with the West of Denman area, from Denman Street on the east to Stanley Park on the west, and from Coal Harbour on the north to English Bay on the south.

The About page gives more details on the general nature of this site. Each time I add a new page, I include a short post on the blog part of the site, including a short description of the subject of the page, along with a link to the page

Each house and building will eventually have its own page, with links to other information on this site and elsewhere.

Similarly, each head of a household or family will have their own page, with links to other information on this site and elsewhere.

I haven’t yet included many pictures showing the buildings that are currently on each site. Below are sources for some current buildings. I don’t have any connection to these sites, but they are often useful:

Navigating this site. This is just a basic WordPress site, but it does allow you to find information in several ways, some of which may work better on a full-sized computer than on a smartphone.

Use the dropdown lists at the top of this page. The main categories refer to business names, named buildings, streets and biographies. Some of the pages are still just placeholders, but they will include further details when the information is ready.

Use the search box near the top right of the screen. This search applies to everything on the site, including the blog posts and the general pages.

Click on tags in the tag cloud. The tags apply to the general occupations of the heads of families. The tags apply only to the blog posts, not to the general pages.

Please let me know what you think. If you have any questions, comments, or additional information, I would be pleased to hear from you.